NADA was founded in 2002 by board members Sheri L. Pasquarella, John Connelly, Zach Miner, and Zach Feuer as a collective of young art professionals predominantly based in New York.
[citation needed] NADA first launched the art fair concurrent with Art Basel in Miami in 2003, with a small number of exhibiting galleries in a vacant space located off of Lincoln Road near the Convention Center.
[7] In 2015, NADA held the fair at Fontainebleau Miami Beach,[8] and has since returned to Ice Palace Studios.
[10] From 2013–2016, the fair was held at Pier 36 Basketball City on the Lower East Side.
[11] Like the fair in Miami, NADA New York is dedicated to showcasing new art, and celebrating rising talents from around the globe.